University thesis:
Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2022
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Description:
One of the big driving forces behind exoplanet research is the search for an Earth-twin to answer the old question of whether or not humanity is alone in the universe. According to simple logic as well as our current understanding of planet formation, planet Earth should have a twin somewhere within a few hundred lightyears. A planet of similar mass, composed primarily of rock and orbiting within the habitable zone around a star similar in age and temperature to our Sun. Yet, after nearly three decades of active searches for planets around other stars, we have not managed to find one. For t...